Greg Rucka
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Reveals the origins of a doubtful stormtrooper for the First Order called FN-2187, a young scavenger on the desert planet of Jakku who calls herself Rey, and a hotshot Republic pilot named Poe Dameron, before they become involved in the major conflicts disrupting the galaxy"--OCLC.
2) Patriot Acts
Author
Series
Atticus Kodiak novels volume 6
Pub. Date
20081125
Description
For the first time in his life, professional bodyguard Atticus Kodiak is laying low-with Alena Cizkova, aka Drama, once the world's premier assassin and now the target of assassination herself. Atticus and Alena are wounded, alone, and on the run from what they've done, what they haven't done and what they'll need to do to survive. From Eastern Europe to Geneva to the Montana wilderness, they're being hunted across the world by someone more powerful...
3) Walking dead
Author
Series
Atticus Kodiak novels volume 7
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
When the death of his neighbor and his neighbor's family in a small Georgian town is ruled a murder-suicide, Atticus Kodiak is suspicious and tries to solve the mystery as he crosses the globe attempting to rescue the family's one surviving daughter
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Han Solo and Chewbacca the Wookiee team-up for an all-new adventure in this thrilling upper middle grade novel. Set between Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the story follows everyone's favorite pair of smugglers as they fly the Millennium Falcon on a top-secret mission for the Rebellion. Hidden in the story are also hints and clues about the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making this a must-read for fans...
Author
Series
Queen and country (Novels) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time. To succeed, she'll do anything and everything it takes. She'll have to kill again. Only this time the personal stakes will be higher than ever before.
6) Alpha
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Retired Delta Force operator Jad Bell scrambles to respond to a threat that escalates from rumors of a dirty bomb to an impossible hostage situation masterminded by a highly trained villain.
Author
Series
Stumptown volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Dex is the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations, and a fairly talented P.I. Unfortunately, she's less adept at throwing dice than solving cases. Her recent streak has left her beyond broke - she's into the Confederated Tribes of the Wind Coast for 18 large. But maybe Dex's luck is about to change. Sue-Lynne, head of the Wind Coast's casino operation, will clear Dex's debt if she can locate Sue-Lynne's missing granddaughter. But is this job Dex's...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Portland's best private investigator Dex Parios is back and this time, the case is a real grind. When she picks up a simple assignment to escort a package of highly-prized coffee beans, Dex has no idea that she's stepping into the web of the Barista Mafia and eccentric billionaires with no compunction about using force to get the most coveted coffee around. And to top it all off, her sister is in town.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Dex Parios, private investigator and proprietor of Stumptown Investigations, is back on the case -- but this time, it hits close to home. When one of her dearest friends is brutalized following a Portland Timbers match, Dex is determined to get to the bottom of the attack no matter who stands in her way. With the help of Seattle P.I. CK Banes, Dex might just stand a chance of finding the assailant without breaking too many laws of her own.
Author
Series
Stumptown volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
From Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka and acclaimed artist Matthew Southworth comes a NEW Stumptown mystery! Dex Parios has finally opened her own office, and her first case is to find rock star Mim Bracca's baby - her prized guitar, which disappeared after her band Tailhook's Portland show. Mim has no leads, and she doesn't want to go to the police - but Dex needs the case, and besides, it shouldn't be that hard to find a missing guitar. As...
Author
Series
Queen and country (Novels) volume 3
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Burned out from a decade in Special Section clandestine ops, Tara Chance applies for a desk job so that she can spend more time with her daughter only to be drawn into a mission involving the Ayatollah's son's request to defect.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"On the desert world of Jedha, in the Holy City, friends Baze and Chirrut used to be Guardians of the Whills, who looked after the Kyber Temple and the devoted pilgrims who worshipped there. Then the Empire came and took over the planet. The temple was destroyed and the people scattered. Now Baze and Chirrut do what they can to resist the Empire and protect the people of Jedha, but it never seems to be enough. Then a man named Saw Gerrera arrives,...
Author
Series
Wonder Woman (2016) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Heroic. Iconic. Unstoppable. Armed with her Lasso of Truth and imbued with the power of the gods themselves, Princess Diana of Themyscira-- known to the world as Wonder Woman-- is one of the greatest superheroes in history. But who is she ... really? Not even Wonder Woman herself knows for sure. Diana's links to both the Amazons and the Gods of Olympus have been severed. Her memories are a tangle of contradictions that even her lie-detecting lasso...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"Princess Diana--Wonder Woman--is a hero to the world. But there are those who see her very differently. And one of those, Veronica Cale, the leader of the all-powerful Godwatch, will stop at nothing to use Diana to get what she wants: revenge on the gods themselves! As the story unfolds from year to year, bridging the gap between the YEAR ONE story to present day, Wonder Woman faces off against not just scheming Cale, but also the powerful witch...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Now that she knows that her client Bruce Wayne is actually the Batman, bodyguard Sasha Bordeaux is determined to do her job and protect him in both identities. However, tailing the Batman is not exactly an easy task, and she finds that he needs considerably less sleep than she does.Sasha realises that Bruce knows that she knows he's Batman, and the Mad Hatter, having been disguised as a coffee vendor outside GCPD headquarters, makes a phone call to...